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Will I lose data from my data drive (D:) if I recover the OS (Vista Home Premium) which is on C:?

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Vista SP1 showed up on the Windows automatic update to automatically install. It failed, and went to startup repair which also failed. I force-shutdown the computer and then rebooted, which allowed me to boot into Windows again. The same thing happened again, 3 or 4 times and now my laptop (Dell Inspiron 1525) won't boot into Windows. I don't mind reinstalling the OS again. But I have just one question. I store all my data on another drive (D:). If I try to repair my system using the Windows Installation CD (that came with the laptop), am I going to lose all the data on D:?

There's an option called 'Restore PC to Factory Condition'. Will using this option erase the data on D: drive, since there was nothing in D: drive when I received the laptop? There is a recovery partition (E:) that I think will be used to restore the OS.

I don't mind doing anything to my computer as long as all my data on D: is safe and untouched. There's a lot of data there, and I can't back it up with my computer refusing to boot into Windows.

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  1. Look for an option to recover your OS only and not to restore to factory default, if you dont have this then put the CD in and it will allow you to select the drive to install vista on to! Good luck.


  2. hey,,4get all d recovery options,,n reinstall vista into c: drive...this wil cause dataloss frm entire c,bt ur D: wil b safe...

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